Railroad-tie.



W. V. POLIGK.

RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 1, 1914.

1, 1 10,229, Patented Sept. 8, 1914.

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RAILROAD-TIE.

To all whomz't may concern: I

Be it known that I, WILLIAM V. POLICK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Tacoma, in the county of Pierce and State of lVashington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad-Ties, of which the following is a specification.

.This invention relates to new and useful improvements in railroad ties, and has for its principal object the provision of a tie which will prevent the rail from spreading, sinking or creeping.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a tie which retains the resilient quality of the old type of wood tie along with the advantages which are present in the use of a metallic tie. p

A further object of the invention is the provision of a simple and effective means for securing the rails in place on the tie and preventing the same from becoming displaced.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a tie which may be formed of single sheet of metal without materially increasing the expense of manufacture.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a tie which is arranged so that an extension may be secured thereto in order that the tie may be used at switches and similar places where itis desirable that a tie of greater length be provided.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel combina tion and arrangement of parts which will be fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a side view elevation of a railroad tie constructed in accordance with this invention, Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same, Fig. 3 is a detail end elevation of the tie, Fig. l is a longitudinal sectional view of a fragment of a tie constructed in accordance with this invention showing the rails in place and the method of securing the same, and, Fig. 5 is a detail view showing the method of connecting .a plurality 'of sections together to lengthen the tie.

Referring now to the drawings by charactors of reference, thenumeral 1 designates as an entirety a tie constructed 1n accordance with this invention which comprises the single strip of metal 2 havingformed centrally thereof a plurality of spaced slots,

the longitudinal edges of which are bent downwardly as clearly illustrated in Fig,

Patented and serrated to form the notches 3, theuse of which will appear hereinafter. The lateral edges of the body portion 2 are provided with the depression lhavingformed atoach end the aperture 5 as clearly shown in Fig.

the ends of he tie and between the depres sicns 4t and the slots above referred to, which are in longitudinal alinement, are preferablv provided with the loops .6 which are ar ranged to rest on the bedding material or the ad and hold the tie in spaced'relation thereto. The end loops 7 are preferably enlarged as clearly shown in Fig. l and are so arranged as ho eliminate any side slip of "lactic and to lock the same firmly in place.

In the drawings in Fig. 5, the tie is illustrated as having an extension secured thereto d'the two separate members are heldtog Jher by 211821; of the connecting element 8, i conform to the shape of the which is her I depression 5 and is provided with bolt receiving crtures through which the bolts 9 which secure the two meml'xers together are adapted to extend. The rail clumps whiclr' are used in coniunctirm with this tie, and are each designated generally by the numeral .0. are pre rably formed of a single'sheet of maternal w} ch isbent to form the rail ing elenuut 11 having formed integral rewith the portion 12. which overliesthe This portion 12 is pro *ided at its free end with the angularly e tending tongue 18 andalso has near its opposite end the aperture 14 through which the T bolt 15 is adapted to extend. Thehead of the T bolt above mentioned, is adapted to seat in the notches 8 formed in the tie and thereby prevent the rail clamps; from sliding longitudin ally with relationtc the tie.

it will. be evident from the foregoing that in use, the tie is placed in'position in the Sept. 8, 1914.

At spaced intervals intermediate usual manner and the rails placed thereon; Y

preferably between the first and second loop.

tightening the nut which cooperates with the bolt, itwillbe evident that the clamp will firmly hold the rail in position and in view of the fact that the bolt is seated in the notch the same will be held from accidental. displacement and spreading of the rails will be thereby eliminated.

lVhile in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of ths invention, it is .to be understood that such changes may be made in the combination and arrangement of parts as will fall within the spirit as claimed.

Hayng thus described my claim;

1. it de ie of the character described comprising a body portion, a plurality of centrally located, longitudinally extending slots. formed in the body portion depressions termed laterally of the body portion and in direct alinenient with the slot, a plurality of icons formed in the under side of the body portion, the walls of said den'e' 1l5.-' being bent downwardly and being provided with notches, and rail clamps ada ited to be secured to the tie and held from longitudinal movement by the notches.

2. in a device oi the character described a body portion formed of a single sheet of material, said body portion being provided with a plurality of longtudinally extending, centrally located slots, a plurality of depressed portions formed integral with the body portion, said depressed portions being in direct alinenient with the longitudinal slots, a plurality of loops formed integral with the body portion, between the slots, said loops extending transversely across the invention, 1

tie, rail clamps adapted to cooperate with and scope of invention thetie, the walls of the slots being provided with notches, and T bolts extending through the slots and the rail clamps, the heads of said T bolts engaging the notches to eliminate any danger of the rail coming out of alinenient. 1

3. A d .vice of the character described comprising a body portion formed of a sinsheet of material, a plurality of transext ling loops formed of the body non and projecting downwardly theresaid body portion being provided with a plurality of longitudinal slots interme- "'e the loops said loi'igitudinal slots being located with relation to the lateral- 1 of the body portion, depressed gral with the tie at its nally of said tie, and beienient with the slots, the being bent downwardly inn in direct l off the slc phi lity of notches formed "rein, rail clamps, tongues formed on the clamps and adapted to enter the slots T bolts adapted to extend through the AL clai ps to firmly hold the same in position on. the tie, said T bolts being adapted to eat in; the notches to prevent longitudil n'iorenient of the rail clamps with relatic-n tothe tie.

in tes imony whereof I aliix my signature in presence oi two witnesses.

- i WTi-LLEBLM V. POLICK.

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